LAND AND WATER.
NEW SOUTH WALES SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. SYDNEY, January 7. The 100 Yards Swimming Championship ■ of New South Wales was won by Longi worth, with Hardwick second and Healy third. Won by inches after a great struggle. Time, 56 4-ss«c. Longworth’s ; time is l-ssec faster than the records established by Healy and Hardwick, i In the' Half-mile Championship of New South Wales Longworth won, with Hardwick second and Hickson third. Won by 35 yards. Time, llmin 38 2-ssec. BILLIARDS. STEVENSON v. GRAY. LONDON, January 7. In the game of 18,000 up the scores now stand : Stevenson (champion of England) 8540 Gray (Australia) ,8344 1 On Saturday afternoon Stevenson made 1262 against Gray’s 357, his score indud-
ing breaks of 289 and 101. Gray made breaks of 246 and 134. REECE v. LINDRUM. LONQON, January 7. The final scores in the match getween Lindrum and Reece were: Lindrum 15,000 Reece 14,339 STEVENSON IN BAD HEALTH. LONDON, January 5. Stevenson does not intend tq defend the championship, as the state of We health forces him to leave England for at least a year at the end of his present engagement.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3017, 10 January 1912, Page 64
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